I believe that comedians do what they do, and then they get credit or criticism for doing it. There's nothing planned about this.
For stand-up comedians that go onstage and get to write and perform and direct, and do all these things, the allure of a television show is still there but if it doesn't offer a level of creative fulfillment, it's oddly unappealing.
I love standup comedians. I really do.
I think comedians get too much credit or too much criticism for the style of comedy they do, and they generally do the style of comedy that works for them. [...] There's no kind of shrewd calculation going into the type of standup we all do. It's like David Cross is supposed to be doing the David Cross' type of standup.
Comedians rarely have writers, and if you do it's usually a sign of laziness.
There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.
I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent.
Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or produces the most funny.
Even when you hear about a comedian getting married, among comedians, we're always kind of like, what are they doing?
I think when I started doing stand-up, that's when I really tried to question everything in my belief system which is - I think a pretty important part of being a comedian is really questioning things.
Magicians are definitely more arrogant. They're kind of like "Abra Kadabra, you're an idiot," they don't let you in on the joke. Comedians, you're always in on the joke unless it's Andy Kaufman.
The truth is, I had always wanted to be a comedian, but I really didn't have that kind of personality, and it's a terrifying thing to say.
The greatest thing about being a comedian is knowing other comedians. And you get to talk to them. Its the most fun.
I am a comedian and I started in stand-up when I was 22.
I wanted to be in Jim Carrey comedy movies before I met him. I wanted to be a comedian on Stage 19, yukking it up.
I'll take anyone I can get that will pay money to see me. And if there's more of me in the world, people who think they're good people and comedians who have a good message or whatever, then that's great. If there's some kind of balance there that's good.
[Twitter] is not totally where I go anymore to sell myself as a concept, as a comedian, because it moves too fast.
I really will never understand pushing back on comedians who are like, "I'm like a politician campaigning and shaking hands with these people. They're going to be okay."
It's very rare that an older comedian sort of slips into an old-school clunker. You know, you don't hear too much of that anymore.
As a comedian I appreciate every kind of comedy. You decide for yourself what you're going to do.
I don't necessarily think of it as Southern comedy. I just think I'm a comedian and I have a Southern accent.
There's nothing better for a comedian than adversity.
Comedians are always going to be in the showbiz middle class, you're not Brad Pitt; you're never going to be Sam Rockwell or Shia LaBeouf or Leo DiCaprio. You're a comic.
But if applause throws off your timing, then you're not the kind of comedian I would like to see. All you have to do is stand there and take it.
What I like about stand-up is, it's truthful. I'm not up there trying to get laid or look cool. I'm up there because I really love it, and it makes people happier.
